Umno stalwarts named in lopsided deals

(Free Malaysia Today) – Top politicians including former Agriculture Minister Tan Sri Sanusi Junid and former Executive Council member Datuk Abdul Rahman Palil were directors of companies involved in lopsided projects in Selangor, according to  declassified documents marked secret by the previous administration.

The companies entered into joint venture projects with the Selangor Agriculture Development Corporation that  brought little benefit to the people and and even less revenue to the state.

The documents showed former Mentri Besar Dr Khir Toyo claiming that the reforestation projects would bring in a revenue of RM800 million within 20 years,  but  so far  the projects have contributed barely RM500,000 to the government coffers.

The projects were supposedly initiated to find a balance between physical development and the environment in Selangor.

Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (picture), who used provisions under the Officials Secret Act to declassify the documents,  said they showed a pattern in which joint-venture projects were awarded  to the same people, albeit  in different companies.

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